# Procedurally Growing Flowers

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/procedurally-growing-flowers/1818>\
**Category:** Show & Tell\
**Tags:** graphics-and-math\
**Created:** [April 24, 2020, 5:55am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/procedurally-growing-flowers/1818 "2020-04-24T05:55:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 14\
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**Author:** ![jacob\_c](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jacob_c/32/1532_2.png) [@jacob\_c](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jacob_c)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 5:55am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/procedurally-growing-flowers/1818/1 "2020-04-24T05:55:15Z")

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> **[meadow](https://arcade.makecode.com/75988-08939-07191-25872)**
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> Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade.

Who doesn’t like to watch flowers grow?

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**Author:** ![shakao](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/shakao/32/113_2.png) [@shakao](https://forum.makecode.com/u/shakao)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/procedurally-growing-flowers/1818/2 "2020-04-24T15:11:53Z")

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Yess this rocks! It’s awesome to see generative stuff done in blocks; one step closer to a Processing extension package haha.

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**Author:** ![otorp2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/otorp2/32/940_2.png) [@otorp2](https://forum.makecode.com/u/otorp2)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2020, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/procedurally-growing-flowers/1818/3 "2020-05-02T13:12:28Z")

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processing extension? is that being developed?

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**Author:** ![gnitz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/gnitz/32/927_2.png) [@gnitz](https://forum.makecode.com/u/gnitz)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/procedurally-growing-flowers/1818/4 "2020-05-04T12:09:25Z")

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This looks excellent! I can’t wait to try out procedural coding. Can this be made to run faster as well, or is it too much for the hardware to handle?

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**Author:** ![jacob\_c](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jacob_c/32/1532_2.png) [@jacob\_c](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jacob_c)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/procedurally-growing-flowers/1818/5 "2020-05-04T15:01:14Z")

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> Can this be made to run faster as well, or is it too much for the hardware to handle?

Ha. Yes, it can definitely run faster. This one I intentionally made slow-ish because I wanted part of the experience to be watching it grow.

@shakao’s awesome procedural city skyline renders instantly when you press `A`: [Procedurally Generated Skyline](https://forum.makecode.com/t/procedurally-generated-skyline/1782)

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**Author:** ![Dreadmask197](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/dreadmask197/32/10494_2.png) [@Dreadmask197](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Dreadmask197)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/procedurally-growing-flowers/1818/6 "2020-08-25T20:39:26Z")

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I remember reading this comic about a cat who watches “watching paint dry” or “watching grass go”.

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**Author:** ![LcAtonal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/lcatonal/32/16800_2.png) [@LcAtonal](https://forum.makecode.com/u/LcAtonal)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 9:26am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/procedurally-growing-flowers/1818/7 "2020-08-26T09:26:05Z")

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As boring as watching grass grow but how about watching flowers grow?

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**Author:** ![LcAtonal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/lcatonal/32/16800_2.png) [@LcAtonal](https://forum.makecode.com/u/LcAtonal)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/procedurally-growing-flowers/1818/8 "2020-08-26T09:28:07Z")

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Actually this is fascinating

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**Author:** ![Dreadmask197](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/dreadmask197/32/10494_2.png) [@Dreadmask197](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Dreadmask197)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/procedurally-growing-flowers/1818/9 "2020-08-26T16:10:36Z")

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Who doesnt want to watch grass go

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**Author:** ![Dreadmask197](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/dreadmask197/32/10494_2.png) [@Dreadmask197](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Dreadmask197)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/procedurally-growing-flowers/1818/10 "2020-08-26T16:11:59Z")

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[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kiXY7ynw6ek/hqdefault.jpg "10 Hours of Watching Grass Grow") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiXY7ynw6ek)

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**Author:** ![LcAtonal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/lcatonal/32/16800_2.png) [@LcAtonal](https://forum.makecode.com/u/LcAtonal)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/procedurally-growing-flowers/1818/11 "2020-08-26T22:46:54Z")

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😆

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**Author:** ![purna079](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/purna079/32/4018_2.png) [@purna079](https://forum.makecode.com/u/purna079)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/procedurally-growing-flowers/1818/12 "2020-09-25T17:03:23Z")

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it grew 1 millameter

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**Author:** ![omnisImperium](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/omnisimperium/32/2728_2.png) [@omnisImperium](https://forum.makecode.com/u/omnisImperium)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/procedurally-growing-flowers/1818/13 "2021-01-06T02:03:18Z")

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How fascinating. I think I love it.

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**Author:** ![ggiscool](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/ggiscool/32/3431_2.png) [@ggiscool](https://forum.makecode.com/u/ggiscool)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/procedurally-growing-flowers/1818/14 "2021-01-06T19:08:07Z")

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HaHa funny
